Help us understand how scientific information flows in the Salish Sea. We have put together a survey aimed at attendees at this week’s Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. How do you get your information? We’d love to hear from you. Click here to access the survey. Results from 60 respondents as of 5/7/14: 84.75% of respondents […]
April 29, 2014
Download the SSEC mobile app
Go paperless at SSEC14. The first-ever Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference mobile app is now available. Get the full conference schedule online. Don’t have a smartphone? Simply use the web version at the same link. The Puget Sound Institute built the app using CrowdCompass software with funding from the Puget Sound Partnership. Download the app here.
April 28, 2014
Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Thousands of different chemical compounds find their way into Puget Sound every day, but little is known about their effects on the environment. Known as Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs), these compounds range from pharmaceuticals to industrial products and even caffeine and artificial flavorings. A special session at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference looks […]
April 25, 2014
Pre-conference flyover
One of the sessions at next week’s conference will feature a talk about the Department of Ecology’s popular Eyes Over Puget Sound program. This innovative program gathers monthly aerial views of Puget Sound surface conditions, and their latest report is now available. You can hear the talk at the May 2nd SSEC session “Emerging tools for synthesizing […]
April 22, 2014
Salish Sea conference mobile app now available
The Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference mobile app is now available. Get the full conference schedule online. Don’t have a smart phone? Simply use the web version at the same link. Special thanks to the Puget Sound Partnership for providing major funding support for app development.
April 21, 2014
Where it all started
Before it was SSEC14, it was the Puget Sound Research Conference. It was 1988, the cold war was still in swing and researchers in Seattle were gathering for the very first science conference dedicated to the waters of Puget Sound. Check out research priorities then and now. Download a complete collection of past Salish Sea […]
April 17, 2014
Science writing team to cover Salish Sea conference
A look at the schedule for the upcoming Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference can be dizzying. There are no less than 450 science talks, not to mention 150 posters, eight discussion panels, numerous featured speakers and just three days to see everything. The Puget Sound Institute in collaboration with the EPA and the Puget Sound Partnership is here to help. […]
March 25, 2014
PSI publishing mobile app for Salish Sea conference
PSI’s Encyclopedia of Puget Sound has been chosen to publish the official mobile app for the upcoming Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference in Seattle. The app will allow users to customize their schedules, network with conference participants and receive real-time news about conference events. It will be available for all devices and will be the first […]
February 21, 2014
New approaches to ecosystem synthesis
Is technology changing the way we think about ecosystem information? PSI’s Encyclopedia of Puget Sound will host a two-part session on new approaches to ecosystem synthesis at this spring’s Salish Sea conference. Presentations will run the gamut from demonstrations of visualization software to wiki-based conceptual models. The session will conclude with a 30-minute panel discussion […]
January 21, 2014
Salish Sea Shoreline Forum February 3
Washington Sea Grant and Futurewise present their second Salish Sea Shoreline Forum on February 3rd from 8:30-4:00 at the Edmonds Conference Center. This forum’s topic will be “Improving Permitting Efficiency and Effectiveness – Coordination, Communication and Mitigation that Works,” with a focus on single-family landowners. Register and view a draft agenda.